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"The kinds of landscape I try to find in my
films...exist only in our dreams. For me a true landscape is not just a
representation of a desert or a forest. It shows an inner state of mind,
literally inner landscapes, and it is the human soul that is visible through
the landscapes presented in my films."
Werner Herzog

Can a landscape have a soul?
Can past events leave a psychic impression on a terrain, scarring it so deeply
that all who pass through feel its pull? The
Sea of Trees is an experimental documentary film about Aokigahara Jukai, a
forest in Japan where people go to commit suicide.

The Sea of Trees is an officially sponsored project of the New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA), The New York State Council of the Arts (NYSCA) and the Jerome Foundation.

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The Sea of Trees is currently in
post-production. Pre-production and production was made possible through grants
provided by the New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA), The New York State
Council of the Arts (NYSCA) and the Jerome Foundation.

I'm currently in the process of trying to
secure post-production funding, and I'm humbly asking you for help. There is an
immediate need to have some of the interviews conducted for the film translated
from Japanese to English. Starting the translation process will enable me to
move forward with editing. In turn, having a rough edit will help me to raise
the necessary funds to complete post-production.

Any help or assistance you can offer will be
greatly appreciated. Even if you can’t donate – blogging, tweeting or posting
about the film and this kickstarter would be a great help.

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An unreleased episode of Roadside Picnic. In 2006 a friend was working on a feature film and needed some inspirational music - something he could watch with raw footage and production stills. His film is about a satellite mapper - so I decided to focus on movement, both on earth, and in space. If your familiar with the podcast, you'll hear a bunch of things you've heard before, but in a new way - but also a lot of stuff I never had the chance to use before. Four years later and the film, "Here" by Braden King, made its debut in the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. Maybe the mix will inspire *your* project as well...

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All of the above PLUS
5. A copy of one of the unique, limited edition 12" vinyl lp A ROOM FOREVER records - your choice of either Koen Holtkamp, Svarte Greiner or Machinefabriek (While supplies last - there aren't a lot of these).